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| Class | PShape |
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| Name |
getChild() |
| Examples | 
PShape states;
PShape ohio;
void setup() {
size(100, 100);
states = loadShape("tristate.svg");
ohio = states.getChild("OH");
ohio.disableStyle();
}
void draw() {
background(0);
shape(states, -48, 5);
fill(102, 0, 0);
shape(ohio, -48, 5);
}
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| Description |
Extracts a child shape from a parent shape. Specify the name of the shape with the target parameter. The shape is returned as a PShape object, or null is returned if there is an error.
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| Syntax | sh.getChild(index)
sh.getChild(target) |
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| Parameters |
| sh |
PShape: any variable of type PShape |
| index |
int: the layer position of the shape to get |
| target |
String: the name of the shape to get |
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| Returns | PShape |
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| Related | addChild()
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Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:12am EST
